what did hercules do with this money? he apparently decided that he was tired of the clothes that washington provided him and went out and purchased all new clothes of his own. his -- quote. his linen was of unexceptional quality, ditto waistcoats, stockings, i shoes highly polished with large buckles covering a considerable part of the foot, blue cloth coat with collar and bright metal buttons, a long watch chain dangling from his fob completed the grand costume of the celebrated dandies, for there were dandies of those days. hercules soon became known for his wardrobe in which he would stroll proudly down the streets of philadelphia to see and be seen. many were not surprised on beholding such extraordinary personage while others who knew him would make a formal and respectful bow that they might see and return the salute of one of the most polished gentlemen of nearly 60 years ago. hercules' status vaulted him to the top of the slave society and into the eyes of white american society. there's a portrait believed to be

what did hercules do with the money? he decided he was tired of the clothes that washington provided him and went out and purchased all new clothes of his own. his -- linen was of unexceptional whiteness in quality. then black silk shirts, did to waistcoat, ditto stockings, shoes highly poll issued and a large buckle. blue cloth coat with velvet color and bright metal buttons, a long watch change dangling, a top hat and gold-headed cane completed he grand costume of the celebrated dandies; for there were dandies in those days of the president's kitchen custus said. hercules soon became known for his dapper wardrobe, in which he would stroll proudly down the streets of philadelphia to see and be seen. many were not surprised on bee holding such extraordinary a personage, while others, who knew him, would make a formal and respectful bow that they might receive in return the salute of one of the most polished gentlemen and the very -- of nearly 60 years ago. hercules status was at the top of the slave society, and into thi

at the time of hercules, this could, the slave is the only man who forced them to tell a lie. [laughter] it's really remarkable. so you see both sides in this. what the other southern founding fathers, he was the only one that freed his own slaves in the deathbed in 1799. we always quote than in all these others. they wrote the words, but they didn't do the act. >> president washington of course has a well-documented reputation as a consummate host at mount vernon. i'm wondering if you've learned anything -- what you learned from your research about what he was like as a guest in all these peoples homes and the houses he stayed. >> sure. that gas, especially during the 1780s and then after, i mean, it was like people would just appear and say hi, i was just passing through from france. i was just here, let's have dinner. and it was quite annoying. frankly he got a little tired of it. they give you another aspect of washington's great to her. people have compared his tour for asked me to compare it to a queens to a queens and kings in called progress is. queens would go on the

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amy: we will speak to the filmmakers rita coburn whack and bob hercules, as well as maya angelou's ran son colin johnson. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. more senate republicans have backed majority leader mitch mcconnell's pledge to block any nominee president obama chooses to replace justice antonin scalia. scalia died on saturday at a hunting resort in texas at the age of 79. republicans are threatening to stall his replacement until a new president is in place 11 months from now. the white house has noted none of the last 12 supreme court justices to be confirmed had to wait more than 100 days for a vote. four u.s. journalists detained in bahrain on sunday have been released following an international outcry. anna therese day and her camera crew have reportedly been charged with illegally assembling with the intent to commit a crime. bahraini authorities accused them of falsely representing themselves as tourists, and claimed one of the journalists participated in an attack on police. bahrain is a

. >> and a huge statute of hercules is looking for a home. this statute is called union of than 8 tons and stands 28 feet tall, but this is where it is right now. horizontal in a parking lot. the spanish artist told it to a miami developer who didn't pay for it and so one of his followers had it brought here in hopes of raising $2 million for buy it and install it in a public place. >> i'm hoping for the opening of the pier but if it has to be the airport -- i don't mind where it is but i'm just hoping to keep it here in our area. >> the homeless hercules is here um al more permanent arrangement can be found and we are going to see that -- what is it 28 feet tall? >> a homeless hercules, just when you thought you had heard it all, and just when you thought you had seen it all, a >> it's exciting to be capturing the things that traditionally manatees do not do. >> the story behind the viral video that has people all over the bay area sharing. >> plus, a break-through discovery that proves that will stephen hawkings was right about a theory he

alan wang is is live in hercules with the story. alan? >> hi, ama and dan. these are the hundred of tacks the dog owners are finding on the ground. police say it is very intentional and they want the public to report any suspicious activity out here. >> someone wants to hurt these dogs in hercules. >> somebody has a grudge. that's what i think. >> police say on at least two occasions the dog owners discovered hundreds of tacks tossed in this fenced off play area. >> one of the guys was picking them up. his dog swallowed one and he had to take him to the vet. i am sure it is not a nice vet bill. >> another person the dog had she was limping and she put the paw up and there was a tack not all the way in, but it was in the paw. >> on january 30th, the dog owner noticed the tacks all over the dog park and they picked up piles. enough to fill sandwich bags. >> after we got the most of them out then we come back and they are back again. >> that was last saturday and they were still finding more stranglers while we were here. but it is not just dogs the police are

alan wang is is live in hercules with the story. alan? >> hi, ama and dan. these are the hundred of tacks the dog owners are finding on the ground. police say it is very intentional and they want the public to report any suspicious activity out here. >> someone wants to hurt these dogs in hercules. >> somebody has a grudge. that's what i think. >> police say on at least two occasions the dog owners discovered hundreds of tacks tossed in this fenced off play area. >> one of the guys was picking them up. his dog swallowed one and he had to take him to the vet. i am sure it is not a nice vet bill. >> another person the dog had she was limping and she put the paw up and there was a tack not all the way in, but it was in the paw. >> on january 30th, the dog owner noticed the tacks all over the dog park and they picked up piles. enough to fill sandwich bags. >> after we got the most of them out then we come back and they are back again. >> that was last saturday and they were still finding more stranglers while we were here. but it is not just dogs the police are

it is a 28-foot tall bronze statue of hercules. ((mark)) you could call it a "homeless hercules"((kelly)) a maginificent piece of art in st. petersburg stranded between owners. fox 13's steve nichols takes a look... 3 >>> the artist and a statement for world peace. >> when i got on social media i saw pictures. >> it caught her eye years ago. they exchanged messages and she was there when hercules arrived at a miami shopping complex. how that worked out. agreed for the piece. >> and hercules. >> and. >> he is willing to give it. >> and a city. it requires. >> you are responsible for it. >> these are around for 3000, 1 0000 years. >> in pinellas county steve nichols fox 13 news. money and have it in a public space. next week you will see him outside of the store. good for her. she does a lot of good, wealth see. >> a lot of freeze to the north. the outlook is fairly chilly though. and the afternoon should be good. take a look outside and we're still adding additional daylight every day. and a month ago it was dark right now at 5, wha

who would want to hurt pets who visit the ohlone dog park in hercules? john ramos on neighbors who are trying to limit the damage. >>> reporter: on january 30th, hercules police got a call from residents who said they found something unexpected here at ohlone dog park. >> the citizens record finding approximately 100 tacks scattered around the dog park. >> reporter: dog owners picked up all the thumb tacks they could find and posted a sign warning people to be careful. but then last weekend the mystery became even more unsettling when 200 more tax were found strewn about in the park in a nearby creek. >> i'm calling it an intentional act. what the person's actual intent is, i don't know. but they did it on purpose. >> reporter: police may not know the motive for this. but larry says they also don't seem to realize the extent of the problem. >> we started collecting and found out there weren't just a few. there were thousands. >> reporter: the retire police officer himself is a regular visitor to the park. and says he and others have collected bags of the

teeter toter hercules is working on his anxiety. "good job" "good girl" vicki rhode, president k9 games reno: "everybody comes and have a little bit of issues. there's things where their foundation wasn't built right and that's our goal. we sit down and look at the dog and we can say, are they reacting out of fear, do they react out of dominance? we work on them individually." bosely is one of those examples simple walks around the park are impossible for him if he spots anything on wheels. so aubrey the trainer put a pair of roller blades on to help his reactive behavior. aubrey block, trainer: "he gets excited and becomes aggressive about it. we're just trying to desensitize him and get him to not want to attack." and this 6 foot wide, 18 foot long treadmill goes up to 28 miles per hour... treadmill to help exercise dogs together. vicki rhode, president k9 games reno: "the purpose of that is the dogs can bond on a pack walk. and if it's snowing outside or 110 degrees, we can walk those dogs. we can walk 3 or 4 dogs and 3 or 4 peop

i am taking a stroll with hercules on the treadmill so he can get some exercise. this is just one of the features offered for dogs so they can get a balanced and healthy lifestyle with the help from trainers. it's a story you'll see only on 2. this is kona. her goal is to lose weight. teeter toter hercules is working on his anxiety. and cocoa is building her confidence. "good girl" vicki rhode, president k9 games reno: "everybody comes and have a little bit of issues. there's things where their foundation wasn't built right and that's our goal. we sit down and look at the dog and we can say, are they reacting out of fear, do they react out of dominance? we work on them individually." bosely is one of those examples simple walks around the park are impossible for him if he spots anything on wheels. so aubrey the trainer put a pair of roller blades on to help his reactive behavior. aubrey block, trainer: "he gets excited and becomes aggressive about it. we're just trying to desensitize him and get him to not want to attack." and this 6 foot wide, 18 foot long treadm

hund d >>> well, this week we learned that someone may be trying to hurt dogs in hercules. hundreds of tacks were scattered throughout ohlone dog park and it's been done before. some dogs have had to go to the vet after accidentally swallowing the tacks. it's happening more often. let's talk to our pet expert dr. jill. she is here with coby. a beautiful pup. how are you? so is this happening a lot? do you see this in your practice? are people coming in? >> in my practice not so much but it is definitely in our area in the bay area. we are seeing more of this not kind way of behaving toward pets. the poison meatballs, now we have the tacks. i think it's so important to be vigilant when you take your pet out as a result. i always say you to be careful what your pets are picking up off the ground but the tack is tricky because -- >> they can eat it. >> you may not see it. >> so what do you do? how do you know if your dog might have swallowed something like that? >> well, if they ingested something that's poisonous they are going to start showing symptoms maybe vomit. they may

those tacks were found over the weekend at the dog park in hercules. tom vacar went there today and learned police may have a possible suspect in mind. >> reporter: hercules dog park has become a real crimes bringing. larry is a retired hercules police officer who frequently brings his dog. >> 3 1/2 weeks ago, we started dog park. >> reporter: more and more kept showing up. >> saturday, more than 500 were found in a little stream. the dogs rinse off there. >> reporter: two dogs have already been taken to the vet to remove ingested tacks. >> in total, anywhere from 3 to 5000. >> we're concerned that animals could be injured because this is a place where people let their animals run and feel that they are safe. but it's also close to a school and people take their children when they take their dogs to the park. if a child should pick one up, especially a young child, the first place it's going to go is in their mouth. >> reporter: the fear is that the criminal might escalate to poisons. >> they are going to continue doing what they're doing. >> reporter:

i said we with check out highway four through antioch, the drive time from antioch to hercules is 27und, 8, looking great, and highway 4 to the maze is 17 minutes minutes o delay through the south bay the i have an easy morning right now. reggie and natasha? >> don't junction -- jinx us. >> the price of gas has fallen again, with an average of $1.82. >> great it is 37 cent less than a year ago, and it could continue if crude continues to slay. our agency, though, in san francisco is $2.58. >> lack at that. this caused widespread panic in london this week. the double decker tour because exploded in brad daylight. it turns out it was just a stunt for a movie "the phoner," and the production team sent out an alert to the public but many tourism bystanders did not get the message. everyone night was a terrorist attack. officials reassure everyone it was staged. >> if you have not snagged super bowl merchandise here is a chance, at 5:00 a.m. where you can get it today for half off. >> like after christmas. >> with the super bowl over the tourist crunch is easing in the bay area and what i

the drive time from hercules to san francisco is 19 minutes.e will check out the road on highway 92, san mateo bridge, westbound, beyond the toll plaza, delay free in both directions. 92 is looking good, and, now, keep in mind, 92 is busy heading out to the beach and half moon bay later on this afternoon. to give you an idea how light the traffic is, it is moving at about 70 miles per hour right now westbound 580 through the altamont pass, and into livermore. next i will have an update on mass transit holiday schedules. guys? >> yes, people all over bay area are seeing more and more of these guys. why you want to keep a closer eye on your pets if you leave them outside. >> local students kind act that has an officer say it is the sweetest valentine's day gesture he has ever received but, first, a rice cut for the apple watch in tech bytes. >> in the tech bytes major apple retailers have cut prices for the apple watch. now that usually mean as new version come out but analysts don't thing so, apple may have a new iphone model next month. >> a ne

if you car pool highway 4 at hercules to the toll plaza only takes 26 minutes.ger if you are waiting in the backup. southbound 680 walnut creek the usual crowded conditions to highway 24. the overturn crash northbound direction is cleared to the shoulder. that never cause today big a delay northbound or southbound which is looking normal. the heavy rain the slow spot are the bay bridge with a winter weather advisory. san mateo bridge has a winter weather advisory. southbound is looking good walnut creek to dublin in delays . >> crazy video of robbery victims fighting back in next next. three young men walk into a pizza shop and precontinued to be customers and they jump the country step. they take money from the register. employees try to stop them. they grab chairs. anything. to stop the robbers from taking what was theirs. a dangerous situation. the intruders had a gun. police hope this surveillance video is going to help catch them. the motion picture academy is saying "enough," with the fake oscar gift bags. they are sue the marketing company that hands them

hercules and richmond at 71. 72 in concord and san ramone. antioch at 75. what we're looking at for lows tonight, 40s once again away from richmond and san francisco about the 50s. 10:00 friday morning, rain skirting to the north. saturday ais looking partly cloudy. sunday another chance of rain skirting us to the north. maybe sonoma county if we're lucky. the thing you'll notice, look at upper 70s on thursday and upper 60s by sunday. still pretty warm, sue. >> let's take a look at your drive time. if you're headed from highway 4 in concord toward walnut creek, a nice eight-minute drive. to the transition of 24 all the way to the cal da cot tunnel, 5 to 10 minute drive. dreen is good. red means very slow traffic. here's an update on a couple of sig alerts. one lane has reopened northbound before vermont. they have an overturn and was blocking two lanes. now that is beginning to improve. you may want to take the extension if you want to avoid that. better news in fairfield, that earlier sig alert has been lifted. traffic should begin to improving. that accid

those tacks were found over the weekend at the dog park in hercules. tom vacar went there today and learned police may have a possible suspect in mind. >> reporter: hercules dog park has become a real crimes bringing. larry is a retired hercules police officer who frequently brings his dog. >> 3 1/2 weeks ago, we started seeing tacks put out in the dog park. >> reporter: more and more kept showing up. >> saturday, more than 500 were found in a little stream. the dogs rinse off there. >> reporter: two dogs have already been taken to the vet to remove ingested tacks. >> in total, anywhere from 3 to 5000. >> we're concerned that animals could be injured because this is a place where people let their animals run and feel that they are safe. but it's also close to a school and people take their children when they take their dogs to the park. if a child should pick one up, especially a young child, the first place it's going to go is in their mouth. >> reporter: the fear is that the criminal might escalate to poisons. >> they are going to continue doing what

it's happening at the dog park in hercules. ktvu's tom vacar went there and learned police already have a possible suspect. >> reporter: hercules dog park has become a serial crime scene where someone seems hell-bent on harm. larry is a retired police officer who frequently brings his dog. here about three-and-a-half weeks ago we started seeing tacks put out in the dog park. >> reporter: more and more tacks kept showing up. >> over 500 were found in a little stream which is right next to the dog park where the dogs rinse off when they're done running. >> reporter: two dogs have already been taken to the vet to remove ingested tacks. >> in total, anywhere from 3,000 to 5,000 thumb tacks. >> we're concerned that animals could be injured because this is a place where people can let their animals run and take them there and feel that they're safe, but it's also close to a school. people take their children when they take their dogs to the park. if a child should pick one up, he is special a young child, the first place it's going t

it's happened at aloni park in hercules. now authorities want to find out who would intentionally try and harm the animals. nbc bay area's elyce kirchner, this is a place where people are going to frolic with their animals. >> reporter: it is, jess. unfortunately police have no leads, no potential suspects. they believe someone is intentionally placing these tacks at the popular dog park behind me sometime during the night. and dog owners are so worried they're actually picking up these tacks hoping to protect their animals. larry shows us bags and bags full of thumb tacks. >> there's not just a handful of tacks where somebody accidentally dropped them on the ground. >> reporter: the dog owner found at least 3,000 of them scattered throughout aloni dog park in hercules. some were even discovered in the nearby stream. >> the wildlife, the deer and whatever else frequent the area here goes in and uses that for their drinking purposes. >> reporter: to protect their animals, dog owners started picking up the tacks whenever. >> t

a 17-foot>> this is hercules. ken? he went out to visit a run by 26-year-old kyle. he uses a greenhouse to aid in the conservation of different this is primarily for smaller crocs. >> you can see here. >> he gives us a tour of all the differentve here. you're probably wondering why the need for a greenhouse for crocodiles. kyle explains it an shut it when it's cold, shut the top. retain the heat. the water comes out at 76 degrees out of the well. >> i'd be one. that's cute. >> i'm sure he would be like cuddling and all that jazz. >> they have american water crocodiles. they keep them in a large enkhloe sure individually adapted for each of the animals that live in break into that. >> ever. they have a built in security system. >> the video is just over ten minutes long. if you want to see the entire thing head show or see it on our mobile app. >> having a blast beat boxing with his one takes it up a notch. >> the man behind the drum set tribes what sets his jam session i love whipping my hair around. >> and the steps to a delicious deep fried snack sure to make your

a light showers moving through hercules at this hour.oving through fremont uua greens, i saw on my twitter$wtñ page sayi there is some hail associated from this light storm. there is a little bit of a punch still as these storms move t:úuogjip&hhlc% light rain right now8.y. pleasanton. as this weak cell moves in, you can see right around hamilton it's mixing in with wet snowflakes at this hour. this picture coming in from r facebook. hail moving through. out there right now it's chilly. most spots are in the upper 40s to 50s. you can thank a very active wind out of the northwest. look at these wind gusts. 28 at oakland. these winds are going to continue to whip over the next 12 to 18 hours. we have a wind advisory in effect until tomorrow morning. northwest winds between 20 and 30 miles per hour. gusts could get as high as 50 miles per hour. the threat is downed trees and isolated power outages. 41 miles per hour wind gusts at sfo. 41 at oakland. it's not until tomorrow morning that the wind really relax. by lunchtime on monday those win

the east shore freeway, stop and go conditions out of hercules. and you'll tap your brakes into berkeley. a vehicle was stuck in a creek and now injuries. sluggish conditions as you approach the scene. southbound 880 is slow through hayward. and once you get on the san mateo traffic is light. 15 minutes between 880 and 101. 880 the nimitz freeway, a nice ride as you head to the coliseum. no troubles north or southbound. and it's business as usual for super commuters altamont pass. out of tracy you'll tap the brakes. and sluggish near the dublin interchange. if you're connecting to 680 itself, 680 is slow through walnut creek. getting word of ace train delays. ace train number one, six minutes behind schedule and the rest of mass transit is on time. bart, no troubles. and looking good. and the south bay northbound 101 we're seeing stop and go conditions. filling in around 286. northbound is slow into the peninsula. here's a look at the forecast with roberta. >> it's nice to see people behaving with the light rain to moderate pockets of rainfall. an

i will fine the urge slow-and-go traffic westbound 4 out of the antioch to hercules at 44 minutes and the drove time on when 80 to the maze is almost 30 minutes the guys? >> the bay area university banning students frommizing hover bars on campus. >> a shocking crime caught on >> a shocking crime caught on camera and led to a it's a really big deal. and with fever, aches, and chills, mom knows it needs a big solution: an antiviral. don't kid around with the flu, call your doctor within the first 48 hours of symptoms and ask about prescription tamiflu. attack the flu virus at its source with tamiflu, an antiviral that helps stop it from spreading in the body. tamiflu in liquid form is fda approved to treat the flu in people two weeks of age and older whose flu symptoms started within the last two days. before taking tamiflu tell your doctor if you're pregnant, nursing, have serious health conditions, or take other medicines. if you develop an allergic reaction, a severe rash, or signs of unusual behavior, stop taking tamiflu and call your doctor immediately. children and adolescents in

why energy is not the only benefit here y is this 8-ton statue of heccules -- hercules in the parking lot. how did it end up here? where will it find a home. find out the top of the hour. see you at 6:00. >> can't wait to hear that. >>> 74 years old. wheelchair bound and big time next the bust that landed a a 74 year old grandmother near orlando is facing major prison time >>> a grand mother near orlando is facing prison time tonight. she was arrested in a heroin bust. the feds say she was one of the ring leaders of the operation and as we report, her neighbor s are stunned. >> the dea say this home is a distribution point where heroin was sold a year long investigation led to the arrest ten members of a drug trafficking organization including 74-year-old ruth peres-lopez. she is wheelchair bound. >> it does not matter how old or i i have arrested everyone from surgeons to sanitation workers, we went by the home in east orlando. neighbors say the neighborhood that houses older people. she and others were arrested at 3000 balmaster court. they had this to say about lopez. >> she is not

scattered about the dog park in hercules-- off of turquoise drive. they estimate nearly five- thousand tacks have been collected. one dog has been hurt. after accidentally swallowing a tack. another dog stepped on one. authorities are also concerned about the potential harm to children. they say, they have increased patrols in the area. coming up. the federal government comes down hard on ferguson, missouri. after officials there vote to break a deal which they helped to create. >> gary :and golf begins for real tomorrow and the rest of the sports highlights >> brittney : i will have all the details in my forecast i want to show you some cutting edge technology. this is a vhs tape. push that tape in and hit play. this is a flip phone. have you seen these before? it's called a compact disc. oh. looks like we're getting a facsimile. what year is it to you? it's old. you'd rather use newer technology? definitely. well, i've got something to show you. this is the 2016 chevy volt. it uses extended range electric technology. the prius hybrid uses battery t

. >> this is hercules. >> do you remember ken from camp ken? he went out to visit a greenhouse in south florida run by 26-year-old kyle. he uses a greenhouse to aid in the conservation of different >> this is primarily for smaller crocs. >> you can see here. >> he gives us a tour of all the different animals that live here. you're probably wondering why the need for a greenhouse for crocodiles. kyle explains it perfectly. >> i can shut it when it's cold, shut the top. retain the heat. the water comes out at 76 degrees out of the well. >> i'd be okay with that one. that's cute. >> i'm sure he would be like cuddling and all that jazz. >> they have american alligators, new guinea crocodiles, cayman and salt water crocodiles. they keep them in a large enkhloe sure individually adapted for each of the animals that live in them. >> never break into that. >> ever. they have a built in security system. >> the video is just over ten minutes long. thing head over, click on tv show or see it on our mobile app. >> having a blast beat boxing with siri but t

cariño, ¿esa no es la toalla de hércules? más aroma, también con oxi boost y febreze.a del papa francisco a mÉxico. lo vemos montado sobre su papamÓvil. parece que hace mucho frÍo, se ha puesto su abrigo. aquÍ lo sentimos, estamos enfrente de la basÍlica de guadalupe y el papa estÁ saliendo en el aeropuerto de mÉxico, hay mucho frÍo. esta es su papamÓvil. marÍa antonieta estÁ a punto de salir, hay que recordar que el papa estÁ enfermo, está llegando a un paÍs con una altura que siempre que uno llega se marea o le duele la cabeza. pa tomarle un ratito. >> con el nuncio apostÓlico christopher acaba de iniciar el recorrido de 19 km le pusieron el abrigo, que bueno porque el frÍo como dices, puede hacer estragos. la mayorÍa de estos motociclistas participaron en anteriores visitas papales y son experto de lo que es llevar a los papas por la calle de mÉxico. el aeropuerto, todas las calles alrededor hasta que puedan tomar en el recorrido el circuito interior hasta llegar a la nunciatura. este papamÓvil de 22 t de peso, casi 3.8 metrosl de largo, la placa,listo, para este es

and drive times no delays at all, highway 4 antioch to hercules is 27 minutes, westbound 80 highway 4 to the maze is 16 minutes and the toll plaza has been light this on. looking good. >> we love this story coming up, a young man from antioch does not believe in finders keepers but believes in doing right thing. the story of a lost wallet has gone viral. you will see it only here. a 10-year old found a wallet with a woman's driver's license and $38 in cash and he knew he had to run it. he mailed it along with a letter to taylor in sonoma. show was touched. he took the time to write it and it was so cute. my favorite line is "i am glad i got it instead of some bad person." i warned to make her happy and make her feel better about...her losing something. >> taylor was so moved she posted the wallet and letter on facebook. it went viral. she has written back to him thanking him and gave him a bag of candy and $20 reward. >> i bet he loves the candy more than the money. steph curry is on "good morning america" today and what he is saying about his family and love for the game. >> before y

and the backup has green to the foot of the maze and right new the drive time from highway 4 at herculessan francisco is about 32 minutes. and now the slowest drive time is westbound 580 a crawl out of the tracy an hour and 15 minutes because of a couple of early citizens. >> new at 6:00, a local man hurt from falling from a napa bridge is sue the city and the reason he said that bridge design is what led to his injury. >> san francisco muni is looking at raising fares again and have a chance to sound off on that plan. >> how do you get to carnegie hall? hall? through walnut that's a fact. but this whole "blondes have more fun" thing... ♪ standing by for fun. ♪ >>> daly city daly city, dublin, los gatos and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> in a few minutes, pope francis will continue the journey in mexico in the state that is scarred by drug violence. he will hold mass and speak to a gathering of young people he spoke to a crowd indigenous people in chiapa and asked for the forgiveness in how they have been excluded from society and tomorrow will travel to the rio grande expecting

some dog owners are concerned after thousands of tacks were found scattered through a dog park in hercules. police are concerned that whoever is leaving the tacks may escalate to using poison. larry-- brings his dogs to the park and so far two dogs have been taken to the park to remove tacks they've eaten. >> 500 were found in a stream where the dogs rinse off when they're done running. >> reporter: as many as 5000 thumb tacks have been found so far. police have a person of interest in this case and they suspect this may have stemmed from some sort of disagreement. >>> strong waves are expected along the bay area coast starting today and for the next few days. the national weather service has issued a high surf advisory that starts at noon. waves could reach 13 feet. it's an important reminder to stay back from the surf. there can be lulling between waves and that can make people think it's safe. >>> high surf is exactly what the elite competitors are hoping for and so are the businesses in half moon bay counting on a financial boost from surfing fans. two years ago, thousands headed into

wants to stop the person who has scattered more than 4-hundred tacks around the ohlone dog park in hercules. dog owners say, they started noticing the tacks over a month ago. one dog has been hurt from stepping on one tack. and another dog swallowed one. peta says, it hopes the reward will encourage people to come forward. the sonoma county sheriff's department is investigating the intentional poisoning death of a horse and a dog near sebastopol. kron four's jeff bush talked to the woman who owned the animals. she says she has no idea why anyone would hurt her animals. it >> jeff :on february tenth, leslie webb came home and noticed that two of her horses and her dog were acting strange and seemed to be in pain. the next day, the symptoms continued for her horse, cowboy and her dog, rosieshe took them to the vet but it was too late. leslie had to put cowboy down in the afternoon and rosie was put down a few hours afterwardthey had been poisoned. leslie says she found several piles of these cookies in the pasture where the horses livevery suspcious. >> leslie webb : her animals were poisoned

. >> this is in hercules and now authorities want to find out who would intentionally want to harm the animals there. as elise kirschner reports, so far police have no witnesses or potential suspects. >> reporter: larry shows us bags and bags full of thumb tax. >> it's not just a handful of tax where somebody accidentally dropped them on the ground. >> reporter: the dog owner found 3,000 of them scattered throughout the dog park in hercules. were some even discovered in the nearby stream. >> the wildlife, the deer and whatever else frequent the area goes in and uses that for their drinking purposes. >> reporter: to protect their animals, dog owners started picking up the tax. >> they even found thumb tacks in the bowl for the water. >> reporter: whenever and wherever they can. >> disappointed that somebody would go out of their way to try to harm other people's animals. >> reporter: police fear it's not just the animals that may be at risk. >> there are children that are at risk. >> reporter: the park is located right next to a school. to help find out who may be responsible for leavin